Politics

Bloomberg Anwar Ibrahim’s latest push to finally take power in Malaysia appears to be stalled. The long-time opposition leader claimed on Tuesday that he showed the king evidence of a “convincing majority” of more than 120 lawmakers in the 222-member in parliament. He called on PM Muhyiddin Yassin to resign and said the monarch would now determine whether the opposition ...

Bloomberg The situation in the South China Sea remains volatile and uncertain amid “aggressive actions” by China and as the US patrols the area to ensure freedom of navigation, the Philippines’ military chief said. The Philippines wants a code of conduct in the disputed area in place soon to prevent hostile actions as it’s “a potential flash point,” Armed Forces ...

Bloomberg Thai police arrested protesters and dispersed crowds at a small demonstration in the capital, Bangkok ahead of a key anti-government demonstration on Wednesday. Live television footage from the event showed officers pulling down one of the protest leaders who was standing on top of a van and carrying him away into a police vehicle, while using megaphones to ask ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail, boasting at a rally in Florida that he felt “so powerful” after his recovery from Covid-19 that he wanted to walk into the audience and “kiss everyone.” “I am so energised by your prayers and humbled by your support,” Trump said at the outdoor rally at the Orlando Sanford International Airport, ...

Bloomberg Boris Johnson clashed with his own government’s scientific advisers who wanted tougher action against the resurgent coronavirus outbreak in the UK in September. The British prime minister said he hoped to avoid another full national lockdown and that his plan would work if people followed the advice. Options in a SAGE document circulated on September 21 included a short ...

Bloomberg A new 10-minute Covid-19 test that doesn’t need added equipment to process has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration, manufacturer Access Bio, Inc said on Tuesday. The assay, known as CareStart, is among a group of new antigen tests that detect the novel coronavirus by looking for proteins on its surface. Because antigen screening can provide ...

Bloomberg President Xi Jinping is set to visit Shenzhen this week to shore up plans to make southern China a global technology hub, prompting Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to delay an annual economic policy address. Xi is scheduled to deliver an address on Wednesday and meet the leaders of Hong Kong and Macau, the official Xinhua News Agency said ...

Bloomberg Protesters blocked a key route into Nigeria’s commercial hub on Monday, a day after President Muhammadu Buhari bowed to their demands to disband a controversial police unit. Hundreds of demonstrators forced motorists trying to drive to Victoria Island in Lagos, the main business district, to turn back at the Lekki Toll Gate in the south of the city. Dozens ...

Bloomberg India opened dozens of new bridges — many of them providing all-weather access along its disputed border with China — in a move that could provoke a fresh round of tensions. Eight of the bridges are in the Ladakh province, where India and China have each amassed over 50,000 soldiers, tanks, missiles and have put on fighters on stand-by, ...

Bloomberg China moved to prosecute an Australian writer detained in the mainland for almost two years on spying charges, the latest strain on an increasingly tense relationship between Beijing and Canberra. Beijing prosecutors indicted Yang Hengjun on allegations of espionage, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a regular news briefing on Monday. Yang, a Chinese-born Australian national who’s also ...